Pedestal Vase with Two Serpents

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CultureMaya

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Pedestal Vase with Two Serpents

Date1000–1250 AD

PlaceYucatan, Mexico

MediumEarthenware with slip (orangeware)

Dimensionsheight × diameter: 7 1/2 × 4 1/8 inches

Credit LineGift of Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning

Object number86.508

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

205M Wiess Gallery

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas

Object Type

CERAMICS

ProvenanceDrs. Marjorie G. Horning and Evan C. Horning (1916–1993), Houston, until 1986; given to MFAH, 1986.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "From Playful Pups to Feathered Serpents: Animals in Ancient Mesoamerican Art" MFAH Traveling Library Exhibition, 2000-2001.

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